Film · 1966 · Films · 1960s
The Battle of Algiers
Two parallel scores from 252 z-qualifying reviewers and 275 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1960s (1,929 peers).
Z-normalized corrects for reviewer bias (every reviewer re-centered onto their personal scale). Raw average uses simple mean across the broader pool including stddev=0 reviewers.
Where this title sits
Z-normalized percentile · 1,929 peers in Films · 1960s
| Mean reviewer z-score | +0.464 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 8.38 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 8.49 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.360 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 252 / 275 |
Summary
Set in French-occupied Algeria during the late 1950s, the film chronicles the urban guerrilla campaign waged by the National Liberation Front (FLN) in the Casbah of Algiers and the brutal counterinsurgency response led by French paratroopers under Colonel Mathieu. Shot in a stark documentary style, it follows figures on both sides as bombings, strikes, and interrogations escalate the struggle for Algerian independence.
Pipeline applied to this title
The math, in this order
252 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = +0.464. DB2 raw mean = 8.49.
90% CI-floor = +0.360. Thin samples penalized.
Global 85.9 / cohort 81.3. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: Films · 1960s
